Mount Vernon Seminary - Cupola Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Ingrid Haug Beth Howell Yevonne Yen

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in Theo de Mers Chemistry lab in Spring Valley . N. R in . X, V Susan Roberts

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fs. .. 7 'wap-q .fr W' Academic Building at 2100 Foxhall Road in 1946. stock only the first tloor. Remembering that Mrs. Somers had lent his father the money with which to open the first Carlinckel store Mr. Julius Garfinckel, Ir. allowed Mount Vernon to rent that second floor in the Valley. It was turned into classrooms, a library and an assem- bly hall with the help of cardboard and ply- wood. Wlhat experiences the girls had attend- ing school therel Because the arrangement in Spring Valley was only for the duration of the war, search began immediately for a new homesite. The land on Foxhall Road was found in 1944, and in 1945 the ground was dedicated to the service of Cod through the education of llis children. ln the fall of 1946, Mount Vernon made one Hnal move to this new campus. An academic building, four dormitories and a dining room were built, then gradually were added the gymnasium, science building, Post Hall with Academic Building in 1968.